Economic cooking-vessel wipe



. w. MEREDITH. ECONOMIC COOKING VESSEL WIPE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, I921- Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM MEREDITH, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

EGONOMIC COOKING-VESSEL WIPE.

Application filed March 23, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MEREDITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented new and useful Improvements in Economic Cooking- VesselVipes, of whlch the following is a specification.

In removing liquid and semi-liquid food from vessels in which it iscooked, to the dishes in which it is served, much of it adheres to thevessel, and not only is that portion wasted, but it generally dries onthe vessel to increase the difliculty of cleansing the latter.

Also, in washing dishes after a meal, much labor could be saved if thedishes were first wiped clean of the food that was in them, and muchgrease and refuse that now goes into the dish-water and is poured intothe kitchen sink, to frequently stop up the sink, would go directly intothe garbage can, and the annoyance and expense from stopped sinks saved.

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap and convenient wiperof such shape and material as to be particularly adapted for wiping foodfrom cooking and table vessels.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1, is a side elevation of my invention in use for wiping a dishwhich is shown in section. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the device ona larger scale, and Fig. 3, is a cross section on the line 3-3, of Fig.2.

The invention is preferably formed out of a non-porous rubber, insubstantially triangular outline as shown in Fig. 2, having the straightedges wb, and b0, oblique to each other forming a point I) at theirintersection, and the edge-curve ac, connecting the two straight edges.The intersections at a and c are preferably rounded, as shown,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Serial No. 454,807.

and the material forming the body of the wiper is increased in thicknessfrom each edge toward the middle of the device to give it a degree ofstiffness necessary for eflicient wiping operation in use.

This thickening toward the middle also affords a better finger-hold inthe manipulation of the wiper.

In the operation, the device is grasped between the thumb and firstfinger, and that edge of it which conforms nearest to the surface of thevessel on which it is used is pressed with a to-and-fro movement or in acontinuous wiping movement in one direction and then out to the edge ofthe vessel to discharge the gathered material. Angles are entered andcleared by the point b, or by the round corners a and c, if moreefficient, and curved surfaces are wiped by the edge ac, the curve ofwhich may be varied by bowing the scraper by proper manipulation of thedevice between the thumb and fingers.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and wishto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. As a new articleof manufacture, a substantially triangular vessel wipe of flexiblematerial having two straight edges uniting in an acute angle and havinga third curved edge, the body of said article increasing in thicknessfrom all three of its edges to its middle in base to base pyramids.

2. As a new article of manufacture a nonporous rubber wiper having twooblique substantially straight ed es, a curved edge between the twostraig t ones connected therewith by rounded corners and having -a bodywhich is of increasing thickness from each of the three edges to amiddle point on each side.

Signed at Indianapolis, Indiana, this the 19th day of March, 1921.

WILLIAM MEREDITH.

